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Myron Alma Abbott autobiography
File — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 661
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography of Abbott written in 1917. Includes a description of Abbott's life including his birth in Weber County, and life in Tocquerville and Plymouth, Utah, before moving to Bunkerville, Nevada, in 1877. He describes the stay of the Mormon Apostle, Wilford Woodruff, when he was in Bunkerville while dodging federal officials for polygamy. Also includes Abbott's marriage to Mary Leavitt in 1881 and life in Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, from 1886-1910, where he was involved...
Dates:
1917
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
John Edwards journal
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8367
Scope and Contents
Materials include photocopies and transcriptions of John Edwards' journal written four years before his death. Included is Edwards' life history from 1831 to 1894. The autobiographical journal provides details about his joining the church in Wales, immigrating to the United States with his family in 1849 (as well as the deaths of his family around the same time), and his account of settlement and family life in Salt Lake City, Utah. Among other recollections, he writes about his faith,...
Dates:
1894
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Genealogical Library collection
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6879
Abstract
Collection includes two boxes containing personal histories.
Dates:
1825-1975
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Andrew Locy Rogers autobiography and journal
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 835
Scope and Contents
Typescript of an autobiography and a diary to the year 1897 with photocopies of a handwritten diary for the year 1910 when Rogers was serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Scotland. Rogers writes about his early life in Utah, his migration to Arizona, his family, and his missionary activies in Scotland. Also included are photocopies of a handwritten diary of Andrew Locy Rogers, Jr. who writes about his life in Snowflake, Arizona. Rogers, Jr. also...
Dates:
1882-1946
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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